TED Radio Hour

8:38 am

Fri October 18, 2013

Haves And Have-Nots

"We really are living in a time of a disparity of fortune, which is greater than ever before." — Chrystia Freeland

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The solutions will come from more of a quest rather than a pre-packaged set of ideas. — Jacqueline Novogratz

Income inequality is at an all-time high between the haves and the have-nots. But does the poverty gap have to be so wide, and can it potentially be eliminated altogether? In this hour, TED speakers share some big ideas about inequality and new ways we might achieve prosperity for all.